Nicknames, expressions, figures of speech quiz

1. To very quickly dismiss someone's request or suggestion is to give him/her 'Short (What?)
   1. Lift
   2. Dis
   3. Shrift
   4. Drift
2. An eccentric or crazy person is informally referred to as having '(What?) in the belfry
   1. Bats
   2. Bugs
   3. Bite Marks
   4. Bannock
3. Popular fiction/drama featuring middle-class village life is known asÉ
   1. Counter
   2. Tea Time
   3. Over Easy
   4. Aga Saga
4. The world is said to be one's/your (What?)
   1. Apple
   2. Oyster
   3. Pear
   4. Treasure Chest
5. To undertake a task or consume something fully and completely (when there might seem an option not to) is called 'Going the whole (What?)
   1. Horse
   2. Hog
   3. Herring
   4. Hippo
6. To commit to a difficult decision/action is to 'Bite the (what?)
   1. Books
   2. Dust
   3. Bullet
   4. Bear
7. A sudden life-changing revelation, derived from St Paul's (Saul's) biblical mid-journey vision of God, is called the Road to (Where?)
   1. Bethlehem
   2. Jerusalem
   3. Ruin
   4. Damascus
8. Someone of stubbornly set ways is said to be 'Dyed in the (What?)
   1. Face
   2. Butt
   3. Wool
   4. Hair
9. To celebrate extravagantly (usually loudly and drunkenly) in town/city bars, clubs, etc., is called to 'Paint the town (What?)
   1. Red
   2. Blue
   3. Orange
   4. Black
10. What creature is said to be in what sort of premises as a metaphor for someone behaving chaotically disruptively/destructively?
    1. Tiger in a Glass Store
    2. Dog in a Bone Factory
    3. Bull in a China shop
    4. Cat in a Hen House

Answer Key

1. C) Shrift
2. A) Bats
3. D) Aga Saga
4. B) Oyster
5. B) Hog
6. C) Bullet
7. D) Damascus
8. C) Wool
9. A) Red
10. C) Bull in a China shop